Father-in-law told why he is always with early cucumbers: a trick in soaking seeds in a new way
Fiery fireworks, comrades vegetable growers!
Do you want to get an early harvest of cucumbers in your garden? I suggest using both simple and effective technique "From father-in-law"! A man loves to compete with his neighbors, but he will never make unnecessary gestures. AND always gets excellent results!
What's the secret? "Improved", albeit well known to Soviet-style gardeners, germination of cucumber seeds, combines 3 useful actions:
1. Actually itself germination doesn't need another presentation. The essence of the procedure is simple and trivial: getting sprouts even before planting in the ground, we save time. You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to understand: seeds with sprouts will sprout and begin their path to fruiting earlier than those that have to wake up already in the depths of the garden.
2. Selection healthy seeds, discarding pacifiers, and simple but proven disinfection are the surest way to get 10 out of 10 results! In simple terms, the father-in-law does not waste time and gets a germination rate of 90-100%. I see no reason not to repeat!
3. Finally, the very mystery of effective cucumber sprouting occurs in special solution - and ends what was started.
Let's now take a closer look at the points -write downsave the publication, use it and enjoy the result!
Preparing cucumber seeds for planting is important!
- First of all, the father-in-law carefully separates the seeds from the chaff. A procedure familiar to every vegetable grower: checking planting material for germination in a salt solution. Rationally, because there is definitely no point in fiddling with dummy seeds, even if they are healthy in appearance.
- Soaking seeds in an antiseptic: protects seedlings from fungal and bacterial sores. After all, microscopic "pests" can wait months for their finest hour under the shell of a seed. Now on sale there are all sorts of "Fitosporins", "Trichopolas", "Maxims", but my father-in-law and I do not see the point in using them for prevention. We use the good old solution of potassium permanganate. Yes, this is our family!
After preventive treatment, the father-in-law dries the seeds and moves on to the next, most important stage.
Instruction "Effective germination of cucumber seeds"
The well-known method of germinating seeds in a cloth and a saucer is taken as a basis. You can take whatever capacity you like.
But instead of plain water, we take a stimulating, nutritious composition. Here are 2 options that, according to the father-in-law, give a powerful start to young cucumbers:
- Potassium humate solution. This is not an advertisement! Organic fertilizer is very strong and is necessary in a number of cases. Germination of cucumbers is the very case!
- Honey solution: you don't need much, otherwise the midges will fly off. A drop of honey on the tip of a knife, stirred in a glass, is enough.
And now there are 2 more important nuances. We wash the cloth and soak it in a new way every 24 hours, and that is, albeit small, there is a risk of seed rot. And, most importantly, place the saucer in the warmest place in your apartment. The minimum that cucumbers need for quick germination is 20-25 ° C. 25-30 ° C - ideal!
If you like the "Efficiently Germinating Cucumber Seeds" methodology, please click "Thumbs up" in response, my good. Thank you! I strongly advise everyone who grows tomatoes to read one more very useful material: A neighbor taught me how to process tomato seedlings with iodine. The result is pleasing! Exact instruction